Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Didsbury Bandstand
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Hours of Operation
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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The Historical Village is closed for the season, aside from special events. Gasoline Alley Museum and the Railway Café are open year-round!
Exhibit Details
Category
Building/Museum
About the Didsbury Bandstand
Even though musical instruments were fragile and often unwieldy, many settlers brought them along when they came west. When enough musicians could be rounded up, often a small village band would form and many towns, including Olds, High River, Blairmore and Calgary, built bandstands for their bands in public parks or squares.
Such a bandstand was built in 1910 by Didsbury’s town council at a cost of $500, with the town’s band performing at community events for many years. In 1967, Heritage Park decided to build a somewhat larger replica of the Didsbury bandstand so that musical groups visiting the Park would have a place to play. In 1975, a public address system was installed at the bandstand to serve larger audiences.
